International Potato Center

What if freezing ❄️ could help life go on?

At CIP’s Plant Cryo Vault, living plant tissues are preserved at –196°C, safeguarding valuable crop diversity 🌱 for future generations. Watch how science & cooperation protect our shared future.

👉🏽 bit.ly/V-PlantCryoVau…

🔸 @CGIAR

Wild potato 🥔 relatives could hold the key to stronger, more resilient crops.

CIP and the @CropTrust are working with Kenyan partners to develop improved varieties that can better withstand heat and disease.

👉🏽 bit.ly/PR-PotatoAfrica

🔸@CGIAR

@Cipotato and the Republic of Korea’s RDA have signed an MoU to strengthen scientific cooperation 🤝 on potato 🥔, sweetpotato 🍠, and Andean roots and tubers, advancing research, crop improvement, and more resilient food systems.

🔸 @love_rda

Happening now at CIP in Lima!

We are bringing together partners from Brazil, Chile, and Ecuador to mark an important milestone: safeguarding crop genetic resources in the Plant Cryo Vault ❄️.

A collective effort to protect biodiversity 🌱 and strengthen future food security.

A milestone for global crop diversity conservation!

Brazil 🇧🇷, Chile 🇨🇱, and Ecuador 🇪🇨 will deposit safety copies of their crop genetic resources in the Plant Cryo Vault at @Cipotato in Lima, Peru.